5 Easy Christmas Sweets Recipes

If you're looking for some new and interesting treats for your Christmas party or Christmas gifts, try these 5 easy Christmas sweets recipes. A bowl of homemade Christmas candy is a great centerpiece for your coffee table around the holidays, and giving homemade Christmas sweets as gifts is the perfect way to impress your friends. No one will realize how easy these Christmas sweets are to make!

1. Chocolate Peanut Butter Balls

To make the easy Christmas sweets recipe chocolate peanut butter balls, you will need:

two cups creamy peanut butter

one cup (two sticks) butter, softened

five cups powdered sugar

24 ounces chocolate chips

four to five tablespoons of vegetable shortening

Cream peanut butter, butter and sugar together with a wooden spoon.

Roll the peanut butter mixture into walnut-sized balls.

Melt the chocolate and shortening in the microwave, stirring frequently.

Dip the peanut butter balls in the chocolate to coat, using toothpicks.

Cool on trays in the fridge until hardened.

2. Hazelnut Brittle

To make the easy Christmas sweets recipe hazelnut brittle, you will need:

1 1/2 cups sugar

1/2 cup each dark and light corn syrup

one cup water

2 1/2 cups toasted hazelnuts, chopped

two tablespoons butter, unsalted

1/2 teaspoon salt

one teaspoon baking soda

Dissolve sugar and corn syrup in water in a heavy saucepan over medium heat. Boil syrup for twenty minutes, without stirring.